ashley
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 10:24:35 GMT -5
I broke a vase so I busted it up and tumbled it.   |
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Post by chris1956 on Jul 1, 2023 10:46:04 GMT -5
Looks like it came from the beach. I have not tried it myself. Have you seen the Michigan Rocks video on tumbling glass? Now you need to break something that has color. Lol
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 11:06:23 GMT -5
Looks like it came from the beach. I have not tried it myself. Have you seen the Michigan Rocks video on tumbling glass? Now you need to break something that has color. Lol I have seen his video! This did have color it was just superficial unfortunately. I will be doing some Stainglass at work here soon, turning it into sea glass, I’ll make sure to share that with you. I don’t think the process has to be so involved to make sea glass. Just a round of 60/90 until it is smooth on the edges and frosted is all you need. Running it just as you would with rock. |
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 1, 2023 11:32:25 GMT -5
Most of the "ocean glass" out there is glass tumbled to 220 I think. We have put it in with obsidian before.
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 11:35:52 GMT -5
Most of the "ocean glass" out there is glass tumbled to 220 I think. We have put it in with obsidian before. 120/220 would give you softer edges for sure! I have taken it to 500 for a day or two before, which turns out nicely, but the results are not much different then stopping at 120/220. |
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khara
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Post by khara on Jul 1, 2023 15:04:33 GMT -5
I’ve done this once. It was a fun little project and I could see doing it again. We collected bottles for a while of varying colors. Broke them in a big garbage bag and tumbled away. It makes for a pretty little display mix or background for photos. Maybe I’ll post some pics…
Ashley, I can’t remember, are you a vibratory tumbler person? We just have rotaries.
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 16:05:46 GMT -5
kharaPlease do post some pictures I would love to see them! I have both rotary and vibe. I use the rotaries for shaping and then go to the vibe for 120 through polish. I’ve done a few rotary only batches but I like the instant (in a week or week and half) gratification of vibes. At home, for now, I have two nat geo rotaries (don’t make fun of me people, I actually think they’re pretty good machines and they have awesome customer service!) a Rebel 17, and a lot-o. My daughter has a lortone 33-b. I am hoping to get a UV-10, 18, or 45. They are awesome machines. At work I use three thumblers model B’s for rotary, a mini-sonic, double lot o, three UV-10, a UV-18, and a UV-45. (Side note, one of the “UV-10’s” is actually from a different company called Grobet USA but the are identical except the Grobet has two “spouts” on it that we just plugged with a screw. So far it runs the same as the thumblers brand.)
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michiganpebbler
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Post by michiganpebbler on Jul 1, 2023 17:04:44 GMT -5
Great idea! I haven’t tried tumbling glass yet, but I’d like to.
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khara
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Post by khara on Jul 1, 2023 17:08:37 GMT -5
Ashley, you're getting a lot of experience with a lot of different machines and rocks. That's cool.
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Post by khara on Jul 1, 2023 17:38:46 GMT -5
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Jul 1, 2023 19:17:47 GMT -5
kharaI have been thinking about tumbling glass and putting it in cool bottles just like you have. Those bottles are really cool looking! I need to find a source of cool colored glass!
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Post by khara on Jul 1, 2023 19:27:22 GMT -5
dillonf Ya, I think you just have to start keeping an eye out and collecting. Probably figure several months to gather up enough. I think the trick will be identifying which are coated. I will say that I put a jar in the dishwasher a while back and the colored coating started peeling off so maybe the dishwasher is a quick way to determine if glass is actually colored rather than coated. Or maybe simply a scratch test. Some good options are old candle holders or decor from your home or garage sales or the thrift store and wine/specialty drink bottles. Probably the more vintage the better to find colored rather than coated glass. 👍 Oh, the display bottles I have, I think I just got those from the local craft store. They’d be cooler if they were vintage, but you can find things like this pretty cheap at crafty places.
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 20:32:38 GMT -5
kharaWow!! Those are all awesome and so pretty! You guys did an awesome job on those! I love that cab too! Did you guys do that??
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 1, 2023 20:35:22 GMT -5
Surveillance video of Ashley messing around on her lunch break!  |
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Post by khara on Jul 1, 2023 20:36:53 GMT -5
Ashley, thanks. I did not cut that cab but I did do the silver setting. I have collected a bit of the original old stock Fordite but there really wasn’t ever very much rough available so I mostly collected cabs from people who did have a stash of the old stock material.
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 20:54:14 GMT -5
jasoninsdThat might be pretty tumbled too lol! 🤣
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 20:54:49 GMT -5
Ashley, thanks. I did not cut that cab but I did do the silver setting. I have collected a bit of the original old stock Fordite but there really wasn’t ever very much rough available so I mostly collected cabs from people who did have a stash of the old stock material. wow, you did amazing!  |
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Post by khara on Jul 1, 2023 21:57:47 GMT -5
ashley Thanks :-)! It's my 4th of July pendant! I made it on the 4th years ago. I usual prefer to have my holiday day off tucked away in my shop than at some party! I was actually just noticing how I'd do some things different with it today. Which is good. And it's now pretty tarnished. I'm planning to clean it up and maybe do a new patina on it.
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Post by Pat on Jul 1, 2023 22:05:20 GMT -5
jamesp does a lot of wonderful things with glass.
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Jul 1, 2023 22:09:41 GMT -5
jamesp does a lot of wonderful things with glass. he does! He was very kind to share some with me before. |
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